SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS AMINATA S. DJERMAKOYE AS CHIEF OF PROTOCOL

Aminata S. Djermakoye, formerly Chef de Cabinet in the United Nations Office at Geneva, took up her appointment today, 1 November, as Chief of Protocol at United Nations Headquarters.

UNITED NATIONS FULBRIGHT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME LAUNCHED

Secretary-General Kofi Annan announces the launching of the United Nations Fulbright Fellowship Programme, created through a partnership with the Institute of International Education, the implementing institution of the Fulbright Programme, and the United Nations Foundation/Better World Fund, which will fund the new Programme.

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S TRIBUTE AT MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR FORMER

U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE CYRUS VANCE

This is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at a memorial service in New York on 30 October for former United States Secretary of State Cyrus Vance:

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS 2002 POVERTY ERADICATION AWARD RECIPIENTS

‘BRING HOPE TO ALL OF US’, PARTICULARLY EARTH’S MOST VULNERABLE

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Sixth Annual Poverty Eradication Awards Dinner in New York on 30 October:

It is a pleasure to join you tonight and to congratulate the recipients of this year’s Poverty Eradication Awards.

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SIGNING OF DECLARATION

ON SOMALIA RECONCILIATION PROCESS

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

SECRETARY-GENERAL PROPOSES THOROUGH REVIEW OF UN PROGRAMME OF WORK

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s statement to the General Assembly, 30 October:

I am grateful for this opportunity to present my report on “Strengthening the United Nations:  An Agenda for Further Change”.

CONSIDER WHETHER JOHANNESBURG GOALS ARE BASIS FOR COOPERATION,

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS CONFERENCE ON KYOTO PROTOCOL

Following is a message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Eighth Conference of the Parties (COP8) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, delivered by Nitin Desai, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, today in New Delhi, India:

IN MESSAGE TO REGIONAL MEETING OF INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES STRENGTHENING UN/BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS

STATEMENT ON RETURN OF KUWAITI DOCUMENTS ISSUED

BY OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

MOUNTAIN ECOSYSTEMS FUNDAMENTAL TO LIFE BUT EXTREMELY FRAGILE,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE TO GLOBAL MOUNTAIN SUMMIT

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Global Mountain Summit, delivered by Johannes van Ginkel, Rector, United Nations University in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, today: